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Official Languages committee We cannot give you the tests themselves.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee Sure. That's not a problem. In fact, this employee had passed her Jazz bilingualism test.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee No, I believe that the test was a bit more complete than that.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee Perhaps the person needs—
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee That's fine, sir.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee It's all of that. When we hire someone, we test the employee. Therefore, we know what this employee's language skills are from the very beginning. The person either meets language requirements or not, and then moves on to the next stage. Throughout an employee's career, they are
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee Training is based on that approach at every level, except for real beginners. In that case, we provide general language training. As soon as someone has reached the intermediate level, they take a language of work course. As the employer, we want our employees to learn how to dea
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee So do I. No, we never receive complaints about the quality of the French spoken. Even if someone is not fluently bilingual, the effort that is made is always greatly appreciated by our customers.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee Yes, exactly.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee It depends on the position. If the position has no language requirements, then it's open to everybody. If not, then no.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee We can certainly get that for you, yes.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee There was an increase at a certain time, coinciding with the advent of email and the many electronic and computer devices we have today. However, there has indeed been a drop over the past few years.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee That's great. Thank you.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee No. On Jazz flights which have a crew based in Montreal, employees should be bilingual.
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy
Official Languages committee Generally, flights which leave Montreal—
April 13th, 2010Committee meeting
Louise McEvoy